# Event Details - **Event Name**: Living in the Shadow of Silicon Valley - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 20 Oct, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Tue, 20 Oct, 2026 at 07:30 pm (-07:00) - **Event Description**: Three authors share deep knowledge of Silicon Valley’s effects on Bay Area housing, economic inequality, urban planning, and public policyAbout this EventFREE, $10–$15 suggested donationSponsored by Mission LocalCo-presented with Bay Area Book Festival and San Francisco Public LibrarySure, Silicon Valley’s wealth, power, and technological innovation loom large over the entire Bay Area—but what about the rest of us? Tonight we’ll hear from three authors who can share deep knowledge of Silicon Valley’s effects on Bay Area housing, economic inequality, urban planning, and public policy. Investigative journalist Brian Barth (Front Street: Resistance and Rebirth in the Tent Cities of Techlandia), anthropologist Manissa Maharawal (Anti-Eviction: The Fight Against Tech-Led Gentrification in San Francisco), and journalist Jonathan Weber (City on the Edge: Technology, Politics, and the Fight for the Soul of San Francisco) will be joined by architect and urban planner Vinita Goyal. Doors at 5:30pm. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/san-francisco/living-in-the-shadow-of-silicon-valley/100001998787054887 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, festivals, nonprofit - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: San Francisco - **state**: CA - **country**: United States - **location**: Main Library - San Francisco Public Library - **lat**: 37.77908189999999 - **long**: -122.4157961 - **full address**: Main Library - San Francisco Public Library, 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Living in the Shadow of Silicon Valley - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/ac1f939a94e1a57490e6cebeb65873a772e09729612ee3beba958e40257c547d-rimg-w1200-h600-dce8f8e8-gmir.jpg?v=1788912975 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Living in the Shadow of Silicon Valley being held? - **A:** Living in the Shadow of Silicon Valley takes place on Tue, 20 Oct, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Tue, 20 Oct, 2026 at 07:30 pm at Main Library - San Francisco Public Library, 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Living in the Shadow of Silicon Valley? - **A:** Living in the Shadow of Silicon Valley is organized by Litquake, San Francisco's Literary Festival. - **Q**: Who is this event for? 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